Lamp wrapper



Cet. 2, 1928.

F. S. GOODSPEED LAMP WRAPPER Filed Deo. 1, 1925 F'IGJ INVENTQR FRA NKLIN S. GOODSPFFD ATTORNEY Patented 0st. 2, 1928.

.Sterns ri" eri 'FRANKLIN S. GOODSPEED, vOF NEW YORK, N, kY., ASSIGNOR TO WESTINGHOUSE LAMP COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA. i

vLAMP WRAPPER.

Application led December toenclose and support one or more lamps 'f Ato prevent breakage of the glass parts thereof or a rupture of the lamp filaments through accident-al impacts .or jars.

A further object of the invention is to provide a carton for supporting a pair of lamps such as automobile, tail or head-light lamps so that 4such lamps may be sold in pairs Vand retained by the purchaser in safety against accidental breakage until used.

to provide a carton for lamps of the miniature type on which may be marked the rating or other data `and safely shipped and conveniently displayed in a shipping and vending device, such as set forth in copending application, Serial Number 72,440, filed vDecember 1, 1925, and assigned to the same assigneev as is the present invention.y

4By reason of the extremely fragile character of a lamp bulb and tlie delicate fila" ment therein, it is necessary to exercise great care in packing such lamps for shipment or other handling to insure Iagainst breakage. Furthermore, when providing` a container or wrapper for miniature or flash-light lamps, which are of relatively low cost, itl

is desirable to provide a container of a cheap and effective construction.

The present invention provides a container which meets the above requirements in that is relatively low in cost, easily assembled and of sufcient strength to permit comparatively rough handling without injury to the contents. i

Y A carton embodying the present invention which is adapted to enclose a pair of lamps may be made from a single sheet of material havin@ platforms integral. therewith and rf: p m l A still further object of the invention is i; 1925.v serial No. 72,463.

arranged that' when the carton ismade 4'up the platforms are disposed between surrounding walls of the carton. Apertures are provided in the platforms through i,

which a base of each of thelamps is inserted and thus held in a given position. The cartons may be marked on the outer side with y the voltage or other data necessary to indivcate the character of the enclosed lamps.

' The invention will be more fully under- A' stood by reference to the accompanying drawings in which; f

Fig. 1 is a blank from which the present carton is formed.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the blank lfolded i to partly assemble the carton preparatory to the `insertion of lamps therein andy Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the carton vwhen closed about thelamps.

The illustrated embodiment of the' present invention comprises a single sheet of material which may be set up to enclose one or more lamps without the necessityof securing the edges by paste or other means,

such as'stapling, or' the like. The Vpresent container or cartons may be of any desired form and, as shown, are constructed from a sheet of sufficiently rigid,foldablematerial, initially punched out in the form of a blank 10, andl creased or scored as shown in Fig. 1. This blank may be creased at ,11, 12, 13vand 14 to provide walls 15, .16,

17, 18and a vfiap 19. The flap may be provided with portions 21 and 22 which, when I the container is closed,'constitute the end walls thereof. The wall 16 is provided with flaps 23 and 24 and the wall 18 is provided with flaps 25 and 26. These flaps serve to add rigidity to the ends of the carton when the portions 21 and l22 arev closed. These last mentioned portions are provided with tucking flaps 27 and 28 respectively to ,hold or lock the portions 21 and22, or top walls of the carton,'in place.

For the purpose of supporting lamps within a container, the wall 15 is provided ioo with an extended portion 29 having op-` positely disposed extensions or platforms 31 and 32. The platforms are provided with apertures 33 and 34 respectively, of

such dimensions as to snugly fit kthe base ortions of the lamps to be inserted there-y in. The platforms 31 and 32i are made to an area equal. te the ,int-errer transverse cross-section of the container and thus when the same is closed, the Walls thereof firmly engage ivith the platforms and support the same against lateral movement.

T he present form of carton may be quickly assembled and lamps may be insertedto the apertures and the platforms 31 and 32 When the carton is partially formed. The -Waflls thereof may theny be disposed about the lamps in a Wrapping operation andthe tuoliingilaps and 28 may be inserted to lock the carton.

'Vilien the carton is closed it -providesa relatively rigid and self-supporting structure. It Will -be noted that the extension 29, which 'is shown integralwith the Wall 15, carries 4the platforms 8l and 32. This extension, when the carton is closed, makes a Contact with `the Wall 18 thereof, thus adding to the strength of I.the interior structure which suplports the lamps. By reason of the 1portions of the platforms the lamps are surrounded by `a relatively resilientl disk like member which dissipates many shoclrs or jars which A Would otherwise be imparted to the lamps and, therefore, they are held Without danger of injury. i

The advantages of a quickly kassembled container as herein ,described `will be evident from the foregoingandalthough a .preferred embodiment of the invention is shown and described herein it is to vbe understood that modifications may be made therein, such as providinga separate Vinternal lamp-holding structure and securing the same rto the Walls of the carton Without departing from the l scope and spirit ofthe invention as set forth in the appendedclaims.

What isclaimed is:

`1. A lamp/wrapper comprising `a sheetiof material including four side walls, an extended' portion on'one end of said sheet, apertured extensions on opposite sides of said portion bendable yto constitute Eplatforms for lamps, said sheet 'being foldable about said platforms to constitute a container 4for lamps.

lamp Wrapper comprising a sheet of lmaterial including four side Walls, an .ex-

having an aperture to receive a lamp base and serve as a platform therefor, said side vWalls being folda'ble to constitute a container and said extensions being so disposed as to engage y.the Walls of said container yand resiliently support lamps supported thereby.

4. A lamp `Wrapper comprising asheet of material including four side Walls, an extended portion intermediate opposite ends ofone` of said side Walls, extensions integral With said portion, each of said Lextensions having an aperture to receive a lamp Ibase and serve as a platform therefor, said side Wallsbeing foldable vtoconstitute a container and said extensions being so disposed as to engage the Walls of said container and resiliently support lamps supported thereby, and end covers for said container.

5. A lamp Wrapper comprising a sheet of material including four side Walls anda flap for overlappingone of said Walls, an extended portion 4on the side Wall to besecured to said flap, extensions integral with said portion, each ,of said extensions having an aperture to receive a la1np,rsaidsheet being foldable to provide a container for lamps.

.6. A' lamp Wrapper `comprising a sheet of material includingl four side Walls and a Aflap for overlapping Aone o f `said Walls, an ,extended portion on the sidewall to b e secured to said flap, extensions integral with said portion, each of ysaid extensions yhaving n,an aperture to |receive a lamp, vsaid sheetbeing foldable to L'provide container for lamps and endfcovers for said container.

r7.. ,A lamp Wrapper comprising @Sheet 0f material rincluding four side Walls, an .ex-" tended portion on one end of said sheet, .apertured extensions on opposite sides of said portion `bendable 4to constitute ,lamp supports, said sheet being foldable rabout said supports (to constitute a lamp container.

1n .testimony whereof, I v'have hereunto subscribed my naine rvthis 25th day of Nov. 1925.

FRANKLIN S. GOODSPEED. 

